The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3897] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Davidson / Regarding: Mr Stewart (Steuart) (Patient) / 10 August 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'Mr D. Davidson Mr Steuart. Kinkness', whose case - relating his jaw and bad teeth - remains 'ambiguous'.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There is 1 image for this document.
[Page 1]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3897 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/9 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 August 1776 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply headed 'Mr D. Davidson Mr Steuart. Kinkness', whose case - relating his jaw and bad teeth - remains 'ambiguous'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:775] |
Case of Mr Stewart [Steaurt] of Kirkness who has a problem with his jaw and gums stemming from decayed teeth. |
3 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3291] | Addressee | Mr Davidson |
| [PERS ID:1714] | Patient | Mr Stewart (Steuart) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3291] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Davidson |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Kirkness / Kirkness Farm | Kinross | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Mr. Davidson. Mr. Steuart. Kirkness -
Sir
Mr Stewarts complaints at present which Seem to be most
urgent, are the Spasm which Seem to affect so many parts, & the
only effectual Remedy for composing them is Opium. Give
him thirty drops of Laudanum at bedtime for several
nights following. The only doubt which can arise with regard
to this measure is his having a great deal of fever which however
you do not mention to be the case at present. The Cold & hot
fits he had formerly I consider as attending the suppuration
[then?] going on, but as the huth tooth is now extracted I
hope there will be not fresh Suppuration or fever.
If the whole of Mr S.ts complaints proceeded from the tooth
as your accounts had me to think, I hope they will now gradu¬
ally cease but if there is any ailment of his breast that
threatens Something Phthisical the matter may be more
difficult, but I can say nothing about it till you write
me again & give me the State of his Pulse & of his Cough
& Spitting if there be any. -- The use of the Opiate may
produce a Costiveness but it must be carefully guarded
against by Laxatives. Employ Cream of Tartar, Glauber
Salt or an Aloetic Pill. - The case is at present very
Ambiguous.
WC. --
Edinburgh 10th. August 1776
Diplomatic Text
Mr. Davidson. Mr. Steuart. Kirkness -
Sir
Mr Stewarts complaints at present wc Seem to be most
urgent, are ye Spasm wc Seem to affect so many parts, & ye
only effectual Remedy for composing them is Opium. Give
him thirty drops of Laudanum at bedtime for several
nights following. The only doubt wc can arise wt regard
to ys measure is his having a gt deal of fever wc however
you do not mention to be ye case at present. The Cold & hot
fits he had formerly I consider as attending ye suppuration
[then?] going on, but as ye huth tooth is now extracted I
hope there will be not fresh Suppuration or fever.
If ye whole of Mr S.ts complaints proceeded fm. ye tooth
as yr accts. had me to think, I hope they will now gradu¬
ally cease but if there is any ailment of his breast yt
threatens Something Phthisical ye matter may be more
difficult, but I can say nothing about it till you write
me again & give me ye State of his Pulse & of his Cough
& Spitting if there be any. -- The use of ye Opiate may
produce a Costiveness but it must be carefully guarded
against by Laxatives. Employ Cream of Tartar, Glauber
Salt or an Aloetic Pill. - The case is at present very
Ambiguous.
WC. --
Edinr. 10th. August 1776
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:3897]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
